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IOR/L/PS/5/388, ff 138-153
- Record Id:
- 041-004060800
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000538832
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100135009816.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100141978055.0x000007
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/5/388, ff 138-153
- Title:
- Euphrates Flotilla and the Indus Flotilla
- Scope & Content:
-
This part of the volume consists of copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 91 of 1840, dated 31 October 1840. The enclosures are numbered 1-5 and are dated 28 August to 26 October 1840. They consist of correspondence relating to the Euphrates Flotilla and the Indus Flotilla.
The enclosures concern matters including:
- The Government of India stating that Lieutenant Henry Blosse Lynch may be permitted to proceed to England on sick certificate, leaving Lieutenant Campbell in charge of his command
- Deficiencies in the size of crews and number of engineers on the Expedition
- The opinion of the Superintendent of the Indian Navy, Captain Robert Oliver, on the crew required for the vessels of the Euphrates Flotilla
- The Ameers of Khyrpoor [Amīrs of Khairpur] not levying duty on merchandise while it is in transit on the Indus.
The correspondents are the following: the Government of India; the Superintendent of the Indian Navy; the Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay, Lestock Robert Reid; the Political Agent in Lower Sinde [Sindh], Major James Outram; and the Political Agent in Upper Sinde, Ross Bell.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000538832
037-000539208
040-000539234
041-004060800 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/5 : Secret Correspondence with India
IOR/L/PS/5/363-509 : Enclosures to Secret Letters from Bombay
IOR/L/PS/5/388 : ‘ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY’, Vol 26
IOR/L/PS/5/388, ff 138-153 : Euphrates Flotilla and the Indus Flotilla - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0005]/036-000538832[0013]/037-000539208[0026]/040-000539234[0007]/041-004060800
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (16 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100141978055.0x000007
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1840
- End Date:
- 1840
- Date Range:
- 31 Oct 1840
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Former External References:
- No. 91 of 1840
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)